The dollar closed slightly higher against the Brazilian real on Tuesday, October 1st. This increase came as global investors sought safer assets due to escalating tensions in the Middle East. Iran’s missile attack on Israel sparked concerns about potential regional conflict expansion. The fear of wider involvement in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict caused oil prices to […]
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